The state of Alabama has voted to recognize Dec. 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day.

According to WHNT Alabama, in a 102-0 vote on Thursday, the Alabama Legislature designated a day to honor the civil rights icon.

The holiday may not be recognized throughout the entire state. Counties and municipalities can elect to observe Dec. 1 as a day to honor Mrs. Parks.

The bill was introduced by Sen. Vivian Figures, a Democrat from Mobile and must now be signed into law by the governor. December 1 marks the date Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery in 1955. The arrest marked the beginning of the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott that ushered in the Civil Rights Movement.

America has a long way to go, but where it has come from is thanks to the courage of men and women like Rosa Parks.

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